Description
Properties
The Fried Chicken Mushroom (Lyophyllum decastes, syn. Lyophyllum aggregatum) is a fungus in the family Lyophyllaceae.
The mushroom relatives delights the knowledgeable searcher again and again with its sometimes abundantly sprouting occurrences. Whole baskets can sometimes be found directly at a site. Unfortunately, there are a few reports of incompatibility.
Lyophyllum decastes is a good, very productive edible mushroom. Only the caps should be used, as the stems are tough.
Fried Chicken Mushrooms were considered inbred a few years ago, but the species is now produced on an industrial scale in Japan.
1. Growing
Growing Procedure
When it comes to substrate, Lyophyllum decastes is picky. Successful growers in the Far East use a composite of sawdust and seasoned manure, corn straw and abundant aggregates. Stem inoculations are not possible. As a soil dweller, the fungus requires cover soil for fruiting.
Growing
Agar Culture Media: MEA
Cropping:
Containers for fruiting:
Biological efficience:
Substrates: Rye Berries, grain mix
PH: 6
Growing Characteristics
decomposing, growing mostly in clumps from a stalk
S
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P
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F
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|---|---|---|---|
Temp °C |
25 | 10-20 | 15 |
Relative Humidity % |
90-100 | 85-95 | 90 |
Duration d |
50 | 14-21 | 12 |
CO2 ppm |
>10000 | 2000 | |
FAE per h |
0-1 | ||
Light lux |
– | <50 | 200-500 |
Natural Habitat
As a soil-dwelling saprobiont, Lyophyllum decastes frequently occurs in deciduous and mixed forests as well as in meadows and prefers loose, humus-rich soils. The fruiting bodies appear in spring from April to May and in autumn from September to November.
Deciduous forest, prefers loose, moist soils, often on roads, roadsides, parks, spring :April to May & autumn: September to November
2. Identification
Cap
-3-9 (13) cm Ø
-yellow leathery, pale brownish gray, orange brown
-center of cap slightly humped or slightly depressed
-old finned
-slight radial veining is typical also in young specimens
-curly wavy margin
Hymenium
-whitish
-broadly adnate or somewhat pendulous, partly humped beforehand
Veil
–
Stipe
-5-10 (13) cm long
-1-4 (5) cm Ø
-whitish to light brown
-longitudinally fibrous
-frosted tip
Hyphae
–
Spores
-pure white
-6-7 x 3.5-4 µm
-ellipsoid
Danger of confusion
Panzerrasling, Frostrasling, Nebelkappen
© Huafang
3. Consuming
Gourmet
The flavor of the Fried Chicken Mushroom is described as mildly nutty, and the flesh remains nice and firm even after cooking. In Japan, it is recommended to fry the mushroom rather than boil it.
Flesh
solid, white, tough, elastic
Taste
mild, pleasant
Smell
neutral to somewhat floury, pleasant to slightly nutty
Nutritional content
.
4. Data med, edible
other names
| Deutsch |
Brauner Rasling
|
| Deutsch |
Büscheliger Rasling
|
| Englisch |
Fried Chicken Mushroom
|
| Englisch |
clustered domecap
|
| Finnisch |
tuhkatupaskynsikäs
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| Französisch |
Lyophylle en touffes
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| Japanisch | ハタケシメジ |
| Litauisch |
Rudeninė kupstabudė
|
| Mono | Seexayu’ |
| Nahuatl | Xoletl |
| Niederländisch |
Bruine bundelridderzwam
|
| Norwegisch |
grå knippesopp
|
| Russisch |
Рядовка скученная
|
| Schwedisch |
mörk tuvskivling
|
| Spanisch | Hongo clavito |
| Spanisch | Huacha |
| Tschechisch |
líha nahloučená
|
| Ungarisch |
Sötét csoportospereszke
|
| Wissenschaftl. Name |
Clitocybe multiceps
|
| Wissenschaftl. Name |
Lyophyllum aggregatum
|
| Wissenschaftl. Name |
Lyophyllum decastes
|
other names
Lyophyllum Decastes, Lyophyllum Aggregatum, Brauner Rasling, Büschelrasling, Geselliger Rasling, Ockerbrauner Büschelrasling, Büscheliger Rasling
| Kingdom | Fungi |
|---|
| Division | Basidiomycota |
| Class | Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Agaricales |
| Family | Lyophyllaceae |
| Genus | Lyophyllum |
| Species | L. decastes |
| Ecology | Saprobiont |